A Flowchart Map

The second example demonstrates the same idea of a process description. This one is more on the order of a clockwise map. The first step is at the one o’clock position.

This map is a rewrite of a flowchart in a whitepaper put out by Saferpak. The paper discusses how to construct a process flowchart. I wanted to show the steps for constructing a process description.

Notice the decision step in the lower left-hand corner. I’m using relationship arrows to make the flow explicit.

My real reason for constructing this map was to think about how MindManager could be used to contruct a process flow. The little red checkmarks are steps that can take advantage of MindManager’s capabilities. (On second thought, you can also use MindManager to brainstorm "who to invite to the meeting.")

I uploaded the map to Flickr. Click the map to go there and see a better image, many sizes are available.